My very first venture was a national student magazine to try to campaign against the [Vietnam] War. And so I wanted to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I moved into a nice houseboat in Little Venice when I was 15 years old. I found a girlfriend called Monday and… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I myself have invested in Uber and Hailo, I think they offer great alternatives to disrupt markets that have remained unchanged for… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
In 30 years time, as technology moves forward even further, people are going to look back and wonder why offices ever existed. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
One night, I was chatting with a group of 16-year-old girls over a few drinks about a name for the record store… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The quality of business communications has become poorer in recent years as people avoid phone calls and face-to-face meetings, I can only… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
My mother was determined to make us independent. When I was four years old, she stopped the car a few miles from… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Look, I think that when we started Virgin Atlantic 30 years ago, we had one 747 competing with the airlines that had… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I truly believe that capitalism was created to help people live better lives, but sadly over the years it has lost its… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The brands that will thrive in the coming years are the ones that have a purpose beyond profit. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The war on drugs has gone on for about forty-five, fifty years - and it's been a complete failure. If you had… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The years I would have spent at University, I spent building Student Magazine and Virgin Records. For me that was far more… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I'm a lad of the '60s. I started a magazine to try and end the Vietnam war, but it was a number… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Actually, we did a fun April Fools' thing with Google a couple of years ago, which we called Virgle. And we looked… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
It took me years to work out the difference between net and gross. In meetings I just used to say, 'Tell me… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We don't actually plan to launch new businesses over the next few years, but we are planning to take the ones we… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I like to set myself a new adventure challenge at least once or twice a year because I love that side of… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've taken many knocks over the years but it has only made me stronger and more determined to succeed. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I have learnt so much over my 40 years of business which would have been valuable to me when I was younger. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
So I've seen life as one long learning process. And if I see - you know, if I fly on somebody else's… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
With all my employees, I listen to them, trust in them, believe in them, respect them and let them have a go!… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I just wanted to create things that I could be proud of. Money was just an evil byproduct to pay the bills… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
When I was 15, I left school to start a magazine, and it became a success because I wouldn't take no for… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The Earth cannot wait 60 years. I want a future for my children and my children's children. The clock is ticking. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
On conflicts, generally speaking, the world is a hell of a lot better to live in today than it was thirty years… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Over the years I have found one of my best strengths is my ability to recognise talent and trust them. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We hope to create thousands of astronauts over the next few years and bring alive their dream of seeing the majestic beauty… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We've always had a pretty competitive and pretty ferocious battle with British Airways... It's lasted now about 14 years, and we're very… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Surprisingly, a large number of people who fell out with their partners contacted us, saying that they would love to fly on… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We believe that within five years, 96 percent of British consumers will have access to the Internet, whether it be through a… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end,… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I will work day and night to avoid failure, but if I can't, I'll pick myself up the next day. The most important thing… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
All successful people - not just entrepreneurs - have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I'm a great believer in life to saying yes and not saying no, and hopefully making people smile and just having fun in life. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
![“My very first venture was a national student magazine to try to campaign against the [Vietnam] War. And so I wanted to be an editor. I wanted to bring the magazine out. And in order for the magazine to survive I had to worry about the printing and the paper manufacturing and the distribution. And…” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/675/richard-branson-256_campaigns_my-very-first-venture-was-a-national-stu_83658.jpg)
![“Surprisingly, a large number of people who fell out with their partners contacted us, saying that they would love to fly on a Virgle spaceship. But out of April Fools' jokes come real things, and I wouldn't be surprised, within the next 50 years, [if] there are one-way trips heading out into space…” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e41/richard-branson-256_april_surprisingly-a-large-number-of-people-wh_3009694.jpg)
![“I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests with ZERO-G [a charter-flight service in Arlington, Va., that uses modified Boeing 727s to simulate weightlessness], which went great.” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa1/richard-branson-256_adventure_i-ve-used-the-phoenix-centrifuge-to-repl_903.jpg)
